| Name: | SIRSA | 
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship | 
| Launched: | 19/02/1920 | 
| Completed: | 21/04/1920 | 
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn | 
| Yard: | Hebburn | 
| Yard Number: | 523 | 
| Dimensions: | 5427grt, 3284nrt, 400.1 x 52.4 x 28.5ft | 
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 44 & 73 x 48ins), 517nhp | 
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, St Peter's, Newcastle | 
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots | 
| Construction: | Steel | 
| Reg Number: | 144197 | 
| History: | |
| 13/04/1920 | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Glasgow | 
| 1952 | Taihei Kisen KK, Kobe; renamed TAIHEI MARU | 
| 23/06/1960 | Broken up | 
| Comments: | Accommodation for 9 x 1st Class & 650 x deck passengers | 
| 23/06/1960: Broken up at Yokosuka, Japan | 

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Jarrow Express, Friday, 27/02/1920